Who could have thought that we would have seen this kind of change at Pillar Church,  Josh Culver is now serving as lead Pastor of the Mount Church in Clemson, S.C. and I am pasturing at Pillar.  It is what it is and God is a wonderful God that has His own way with things and plans within plans to make a difference in our lives and those He touches through us.  So I look forward with the hopeful expectation that in the plan of God, Pillar Church will reach out and continue to be useful to Jesus our King.  I seek God’s wisdom in this new endeavor and act on one of Josh Culver’s favorite verses of scripture as I look at the road ahead of us………….

 Ephesians 3:14-21

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

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For the glory of our God.

Moves carefree and flows with unbridled force

If I were to place myself in opposition to it

I would be thrown down stream like so many before me

And yet with every thing in me I desire to try.

It is perpetual and unaware of me

No one has ever slowed it. It marches on while I drag my hand through the water

Hoping to relish its push against my hand and realizing that it is slipping through my fingers.

Don't think there haven't been times when all I wanted was for the river's pace to quicken.

I've spent most of my life paddling with the current, wanting to glide ahead

But now I find myself on the bank wondering where the water ends and loving the view from here.

Somewhere along the way the current strengthened and I became scared of where the river was flowing. I can find no way back up stream or any way to capture this river.

So it will pass. And I will stand here mourning as it rushes away.

Or I will plunge in.

Let it sweep me away and allow myself to capture it in an altogether new way. To find some way to release myself to this free flowing river and ride it with bliss while taking in the moments.

I will only come this way once and at rivers end I want to know with wrinkled toes that I valued every instant I could and was captured by the river.

You hold me as this world spins and You are creating me. Spirit, keep me malleable and ready for the shaping hand. Tune my ears to Your still voice and I will stand firm in the fires, strengthened by the fires. In wonder…

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We have prayed for so long that the house would sell. Altogether it was on the market for 18 long months. Thanks for praying with us. As much as we loved living on Park Ave, the house was a tremendous financial burden. Being rid of that burden feels incredible. Pillar is packed with great friends that help us prep this house to sell and we thank you all for your help.